Overhyped Restaurants in London — Google vs Yelp Divergence

The divergence list · London

Ordered by gap size. Minimum 100 Google and 20 Yelp reviews.

	Place	Google	Yelp	Δ
01	Maharaja of India 19A Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0ET · indian	89	22	67
02	Bento-ya 11 Warren St, London W1T 5LG · japanese / sushi	92	32	60
03	Sushi Tachi 79 New Oxford St, London WC1A 1DG · meal-takeaway	96	45	51
04	Strada Southbank 337-338 Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX · italian	77	28	49
05	Barrio - Shoreditch Shoreditch, London E1 6JE · bar / latin-american	81	32	49
06	City Spice - Voted Best Indian Restaurant on Brick Lane 138 Brick Ln, London E1 6RU · indian / pakistani	89	38	51
07	Sheba Brick Lane - Awarded Best Curry House In UK 136 Brick Ln, London E1 6RU · indian / bangladeshi	89	42	47
08	Little Sichuan South Hampstead, London NW3 5EN · chinese / meal-takeaway	77	32	45
09	Bella Vita - Broadway 53-57 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH · italian / pizza	85	38	47
10	The Eagle 2 Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7LB · pub / bar	85	38	47
11	Jamie's Italian Leicester Square 17-18 Irving St, London WC2H 7AU · italian	89	42	47
12	The Gipsy Moth Greater, London SE10 9BL · pub / bar	77	32	45
13	Bill's Westfield White City Restaurant Ariel Way, London W12 7GB · british / hamburger	89	42	47
14	Indian Lounge 343 Gray's Inn Rd, London WC1X 8PX · indian / meal-takeaway	89	45	44
15	La Divina Italian Restaurant 134 Upper St, London N1 1QP · italian / mediterranean	85	42	43
16	The Windmill Clapham Common South Side, London SW4 9DE · pub / beer-garden	81	38	43
17	L'Antica Pizzeria 66 Heath St, London NW3 1DN · pizza / meal-takeaway	81	38	43
18	Bill's Hammersmith Restaurant 10 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 7AP · british / hamburger	85	45	40
19	Prezzo 31-32 Northumberland Ave, London WC2N 5BW · italian	81	42	39
20	Giotto Italian Restaurant 46- 50 New Oxford St, London WC1A 1ES · italian	77	38	39

Google and Yelp ratings converted to the 0–100 scale. Δ is Google minus Yelp — the higher the number, the wider the gap between public enthusiasm and local assessment.

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